Do the Pokémon Shuffle! European Launch!

LONDON, UK—18 February 2015—The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have today released Pokémon Shuffle, a new game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.Match three or more Pokémon in a line to attack and progress through a variety of different stages. The aim of the game is to reduce the wild Pokémon’s HP to zero within the number of moves available. The best players will use traditional Pokémon type-matching skills to defeat the wild Pokémon efficiently and make capturing it easier.Downloadable at no cost from Nintendo eShop, Pokémon Trainers can play through every aspect and feature of the game at no cost. Players start the game with five Hearts, and one is used up for each stage played. When players run out of Hearts, they’ll need to wait for their Hearts to replenish in order to continue playing.For players who wish to progress more quickly, there are opportunities to purchase Jewels using their Nintendo eShop balance, which can be redeemed in-game for a variety of benefits, including extra Coins to purchase more items, the ability to continue a match after turns run out, and Hearts to keep playing without waiting. Jewels are available for £0.89 each from within Pokémon Shuffle. Players will need to have access to the Nintendo eShop to purchase them.*Pokémon Shuffle also incorporates fun connectivity features utilising StreetPass. Players can swap play records with others to see how they are progressing through the game, and get bonus Jewels via StreetPass, too! Passing by a large number of people, or passing by the same player multiple times, will give even more chances to earn bonus Jewels. And the fun doesn’t stop there! Free special stages to download will be added regularly throughout the year.

For more information on Pokémon Shuffle, please visit www.pokemon.co.uk.

To connect with Pokémon online:
·         Visit  www.pokemon.co.uk
·         Like the official Pokémon Facebook page at  Facebook.com/Pokemon
·         Follow  @Pokemon on Twitter
·         Check out the official Pokémon YouTube channel at  www.youtube.com/pokemon

*Children should ask their parents’ permission before purchasing Jewels. Parents or guardians can tailor their child’s Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS system to suit their child’s age using flexible Parental Controls. System owners can switch off as few or as many features as they desire to suit the parent’s and child’s needs. Individual features, including the ability to make purchases from Nintendo eShop, can be disabled without locking down the entire system for an older child. For more information, go to:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Parents/Safety/Nintendo-3DS-and-2DS-Parental-Controls/What-can-I-restrict-with-Parental-Controls-/What-can-I-restrict-with-Parental-Controls–907332.html

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About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit  www.pokemon.co.uk.

About Nintendo
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™ and Wii™ home consoles, Nintendo 3DS™, Nintendo 2DS, and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.3 billion video games and more than 680 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL™, Nintendo 2DS™, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known household names, such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in Europe.

Further updates
Nintendo 3DS Website:  http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-3DS/Nintendo-3DS-94560.html
Nintendo 3DS Guided Tour:  http://guidedtour.nintendo.co.uk
Nintendo 2DS Website:  http://www.nintendo.co.uk/nintendo2ds
Nintendo 3DS (UK) on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo3DSUK
Nintendo UK on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/NintendoUK
Nintendo of Europe on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope
Nintendo UK on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nintendouk